widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or trees of southern United States and Middle East and China and Japan
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small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits
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smelts
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type genus of the Osmeridae
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the common smelt of Europe
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important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska
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a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum)
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a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine
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a hard brittle blue-gray or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals
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sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure
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diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal